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The First Matabele War was fought between 1893 and 1894 in modern-day Zimbabwe.It pitted the British South Africa Company against the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom. Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, had tried to avoid outright war with the company's pioneers because he and his advisors were mindful of the destructive power of European-produced weapons on traditional Matabele impis (units of ...
The first battle in the war occurred on 5 November 1893 when a British laager was attacked by the Matabele on open ground a few miles from the Impembisi River. The laager consisted of 670 British soldiers, 400 of whom were mounted along with a small force of native allies fought off the Imbezu and Ingubu regiments computed by Sir John ...
First Matabele War: 1893–1894: Second Matabele War: 1896–1897: World War I involvement: 1914–1918: Colony of Southern Rhodesia: 1923–1965: World War II involvement: 1939–1945: Malayan Emergency involvement: 1948–1960: Federation with Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 1953–1963: Rhodesian Bush War: 1964–1979
Shangani Patrol Part of the First Matabele War There Were No Survivors, an 1896 depiction of the patrol's last stand, by Allan Stewart (1865–1951) Date 3–4 December 1893 Location North of the Shangani River, Matabeleland, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) Result Matabele victory [n 1] Belligerents Matabele Kingdom British South Africa Company Commanders and leaders Lobengula InDuna Mjaan ...
The First Matabele War began in October 1893, and the British South Africa Company's overwhelming military force led to devastating losses for the Ndebele warriors, notably at the Battle of the Shangani. As early as December 1893, it was reported that Lobengula had been very sick, but his death sometime in early 1894 was kept a secret for many ...
First Matabele War: 1893–1894: Second Matabele War: 1896–1897: World War I involvement: 1914–1918: Colony of Southern Rhodesia: 1923–1965: World War II involvement: 1939–1945: Malayan Emergency involvement: 1948–1960: Federation with Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 1953–1963: Rhodesian Bush War: 1964–1979
The battle took place on 1 November 1893. This was the most decisive battle won by the British South Africa Company in the First Matabele War of 1893. The British South Africa Company went over to Ndebele positions and were almost ambushed, yet due to command issues they went another way with Ndebele spearman waiting for them.
When the First Matabele War broke out, Wilson was given command of the Victoria Column and appointed the rank of major. He led the Shangani Patrol in search of King Lobengula and, on 4 December 1893, he and 36 of his men were cut off from the main column and killed by the Ndebele warriors.